How to buy Maximus stock (MMS)

Maximus is a specialty business services business based in the US. Maximus shares (MMS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $86.76 – a decrease of 0.41% over the previous week. Maximus employs 39,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.3 billion.

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Maximus stock price (NYSE: MMS)

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Maximus shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-10-24.

Latest market close	$86.76
52-week range	$71.75 - $93.94
50-day moving average more info button	$89.97
200-day moving average more info button	$85.89
Wall St. target price	$110.00
PE ratio more info button	18.3396
Dividend yield more info button	$1.2 (1.38%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.77

Is it a good time to buy Maximus stock?

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Maximus price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $87.17 from 2024-10-25

1 week (2024-10-22)	0.06%
1 month (2024-09-30)	-6.43%
3 months (2024-07-30)	-6.26%
6 months (2024-04-30)	8.58%

1 year (2023-10-30)	18.53%
2 years (2022-10-28)	39.94%
3 years (2021-10-29)	3.07%
5 years (2019-10-30)	16.42%

Is Maximus stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Maximus stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Maximus's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Maximus's P/E ratio

Maximus's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Maximus shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Maximus's PEG ratio

Maximus's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0716. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Maximus's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Maximus's EBITDA

Maximus's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $584.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Maximus's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Maximus financials

Revenue TTM	$5.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	10.81%
Gross profit TTM	$1 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.5%
Return on equity TTM	17.01%
Profit margin	5.59%
Book value	$30.10
Market Capitalization more info button	$5.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Maximus share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 25.16% of net profits

Recently Maximus has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Maximus shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Maximus's case, that would currently equate to about $1.2 per share.

While Maximus's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Maximus may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Maximus's most recent dividend payout was on 29 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Maximus's shares ever split?

Maximus's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 30 June 2013 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Maximus shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Maximus shares which in turn could have impacted Maximus's share price.

Maximus share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Maximus's shares have ranged in value from as little as $71.7544 up to $93.94. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Maximus's is 0.759. This would suggest that Maximus's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Maximus overview

Maximus, Inc. operates as a provider of government services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U. S. Federal Services, U. S. Services, and Outside the U.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Maximus is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.989% of Maximus shares are held by insiders and 101.396% by institutions. How many people work for Maximus?
Latest data suggests 39,600 work at Maximus. When does the fiscal year end for Maximus?
Maximus's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Maximus based?
Maximus's address is: 1600 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA, United States, 22102 What is Maximus's ISIN number?
Maximus's international securities identification number is: US5779331041 What is Maximus's CUSIP number?
Maximus's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 577933104